Changelog

Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.9.7.

Improvements

• Improved display of Bases toolbar menus.

No longer broken

• Android: Fixed tapping checkboxes causing scroll position to be lost.
• Android: Fixed scrollbars missing in editor.

Improvements

• Bases: Autocomplete now includes formula properties.
• Bases: Added file.backlinks.
• Bases: Improved performance when rendering large images.
• Bases: Cards view can now show images if the "image property" is a text property containing a path to an image, either relative to your vault root, or an absolute file:/// path (desktop only).
• Bases: Added file() and Link.asFile(). You can now also access properties from a file reference.
• Bases: Base code blocks will now have YAML syntax highlighting.
• Bases: Improved display of formula errors.
• Bases: Improved the organization of the toolbar items. View menu and Properties menu have been simplified.
• Improved Markdown parser performance for files that contain many underscores (__).
• Clicking a property search result now focuses the whole row and not the property name.
• Sync: Added new "Conflict resolution" setting. Choose how Obsidian handles file conflicts when syncing: Merge (default) or create conflict file.

No longer broken

• Fixed bug where creating a new formula would create an extra "Untitled" formula.
• Bases: Fixed clicking on links in Cards view if the link uses an icon as its display.
• Fixed interacting with Bases inside callouts
• Bases: Fixed date comparison between two datetime values.
• Bases: It is now possible to resize the last column in the base.
• Bases: Fixed Card properties sometimes rendering empty properties as "â€."
• Fixed page preview not working for Mermaid links.
• Fixed properties fold state not always saving correctly when file is in edit mode.
• Fixed display of titles in page preview for RTL languages.
• Bases: Empty dates are now serialized as null in frontmatter. This behavior is more consistent with text properties.
• Fixed text containing : getting rendered as a link in properties.
• Fixed page preview immediately hiding when pressing the 'x' to remove an item from a list property.
• Fixed "Download attachments for current file" command incorrectly replacing links for files with frontmatter.
• Global search stops scanning your vault after it finds 100,000 results.
• Sync: Fixed Bases getting deleted when syncing your vault with a device running Obsidian 1.8.10.
• Canvas: Fix new Canvas nodes getting accidentally created when editing an embedded Base file.

Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.9.6.

Improvements

• Tablet: Search inputs are automatically focused when an external keyboard is attached.

No longer broken

• Several improvements to the "Follow link" tooltip that appears in source mode. The tooltip now more reliably opens the link, it also shows and hides more consistently.
• Bases: Fixed external links not working in cards view.
• Bases: Fixed result count not appearing on smaller devices.
• Bases: Fixed cards not responding to "Card size" setting.
• Android: Fixed opening links in Live Preview when the editor is not focused.

No longer broken

• Bases: Fixed comparisons between dates and strings (e.g. date > "2025-07-18").
• Bases: Fixed logical operators in formulas not working (a && b).
• Bases: Improved detection of invalid formulas.
• Bases: Fixed query builder in filters menu not always updating the operator correctly.
• Bases: Improved layout of formula editor. Increased the initial height, and added a status indicator showing when the formula is invalid.
• Bases: Fixed link() not working if URL has spaces.
• Bases: The properties menu now filters according to the display name and the property name.
• Bases: Fixed "Image property" sometimes not showing the selected value.
• Bases: Fixed cards view setting incorrect scroll position when navigating back in history.
• Bases: Fixed filter menu showing the wrong input type when the selected property contains spaces.

Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.9.5.

No longer broken

• iOS: Long-pressing on links in Live Preview now shows the context menu.
• Android: Pressing the 'back' button to exit the app now minimizes instead of quitting.

New shiny things

• Bases has a new formula editor. It includes syntax highlighting, autocomplete, and shows documentation about the current expression.

Improvements

• The "Download attachments for current file" command now downloads attachments from file properties in addition to the note body.
• Canvas: It's now possible to select a specific view for an embedded Base. Right-click and select "Pin view..."
• Improved how the Markdown parser handles large tables and large callouts. These notes will take slightly longer to load, but then the tables and callouts will be rendered instantly.

Bases

• Bases now remember your scroll position when navigating forward and backward in history.
• Card view can now display cards with no properties. Useful if you only want a cover image displayed.
• Formula properties and file properties now display dates and datetimes according to your OS locale.
• Checkboxes for non-interactive properties (formula properties or properties in card view) no longer have a hover effect
• Added new commands: "Bases: Add item" and "Bases: Add view."
• Added "Edit formula..." menu item when right-clicking in table header.
• Added "Clear sort" menu item when right-clicking in table header.

Functions

• Breaking change: String#icon() has been removed in favor of a new global function: icon().
• New List#filter and List#map functions.
• file.links now includes embeds.
• link() now supports non-HTTP URLs.
• Added support for date == datetime. When comparing a date and a datetime, the time component will be ignored.

No longer broken

• Properties are now hidden inside inline embeds (i.e. ![[file]]).
• Fixed a bug where clicking inside a MathJax block ($math$) would highlight the wrong selection.
• Graph view: If you have saved filters, you'll no longer see an initial flash of nodes when you open the graph view. The filters will be applied immediately.
• Bases: Fixed a few edge cases where a base not update when it comes into view, for example, inside a canvas card that is moved.
• Bases: Sort should now be "stable". There were times when rows would move unexpected after editing a property. This should no longer happen.
• Bases: Fixed table styles for taller row heights.
• Bases: Fixed date and datetime properties not saving when input is cleared.

Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.9.4.

Improvements

• Improvements to the card layout on mobile.
• The "+" button in the navbar now opens a new tab.

No longer broken

• Scrubbing the timeline on an audio embed no longer triggers the sidebars opening.

Improvements

Bases

• Cards: Added new "Card size" slider to view options.
• Table: Added new "Row height" selection to view options.
• Added new file.embeds property which returns a list of all embeds (i.e. ![[file]]) found in the file.
• Boolean values now always render as a checkbox. The checkbox() function has been removed.
• "Copy to clipboard" and "Export CSV" are now available for all view formats.
• New image() function for rendering images inline.

No longer broken

• Page preview no longer hides when interacting with a context menu inside it.
• Fixed issue where properties would show as their assigned property type even if the underlying data is not compatible.
• Fixed bug where "Export PDF" would only display the first page.

Bases

• Fixed issue with Image property not working if file path contained any special characters (e.g. apostrophe).
• View menu and Filter menu now scroll if there is not enough room on screen.
• Fixed Card view crashing when hiding all properties from view.
• Disabling Bases plugin and re-enabling it no longer reports errors.
• "New item" menu now automatically adds a property if there is a filter designating that the property is not empty.
• Fixed bug where formulas would silently fail if the formula had trailing whitespace.
• Links now display header or block ID if there is one.
• Cards: Fixed links not working on click.
• Improved layout of the results menu.
• Files created from the toolbar now respect the default file location.
• Date.relative() is now sorted according to time.

Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.9.3.

• Graph view: Dragging force sliders will no longer cause sidebars to slide open.

Improvements

• Changes to cssclasses, aliases, and tags properties:
  • Invalid values will no longer be hidden in Bases and the property editor.
  • String values are now accepted as valid values for these properties. For example: tags: 'my-tag' is no longer marked as invalid. Invalid property values, such as tags: 'tag1, tag2' will now be visible in the property editor and marked as invalid.
  • In the "Format converter" core plugin, there is a new option to fix any incorrectly formatted aliases, tags, and cssclasses in your vault. It will also migrate your old alias, tag, and cssclass properties to the new format.
• Property editor is now available inside page preview and Canvas.
• Right-clicking a folder in the file titlebar now shows the folder menu.
• Improvements to the display of an "unknown" tab. Added option to close all unknown tabs.
• Page preview: Added button to open preview in current tab.
• When there is not enough room to display the whole path in the titlebar, the folders will be truncated before the file name.

Bases

• Added a new "Cards" view layout. Display your files in a grid, and optionally assign a cover image to each file.
• Added "New item" toolbar button to automatically create a file that matches the filters of the current view.
• Added "Sort" toolbar menu. Views can now be sorted by properties not visible in the current view.
• Added a new "duration" type. You can use this to display the difference between dates (e.g. note.release_date - today()).
• Added Date#relative() to see when a date was relative to now.
• date() now handles timestamps in the format YYYYMMDD and YYYYMMDDHHmm.
• Formulas: Fixed bug where multiple divisions would not work (e.g. 10 / 5 / 2).
• Formulas now support inequality comparisons with strings (e.g. date > "YYYY-MM-DD")
• Formulas: link() can now be used with external links.
• Formulas: Fixed hasLink() not resolving links with subpaths (e.g. file#heading)
• Infinity is now rendered as ∞.
• Fixed issues with reading and writing properties when they have different cases in different files (e.g. Property vs property).
• Bases now respects "Excluded files" setting.
• Table: Fixed sort arrows appearing in the wrong direction.
• Table: Improved support for RTL languages.
• Table: Improved sort behavior of links, URLs, durations, and dates.
• Table: Right-click on the file name now shows "Delete file" menu option.
• group_by has been renamed to groupBy. This is still a placeholder for grouping functionality that will be added later.

No longer broken

• Search: Fixed "tag:" results not appearing if the "tags" property has any capital letters in the property name (e.g. "Tags")
• PDF: Fixed regression in PDF view where some text selections cannot be copied.
• Fixed regression where property editor would display unknown property values as "text" properties.
• Fixed bug where closing a tab while hovering over the "link" icon would not cause the link highlight to get removed.
• Canvas: Fixed "New group" not selecting the label text by default.
• "Export to PDF" no longer causes the screen to briefly flash white in dark mode.
• Improved the rendering of codeblocks inside quoteblocks.

Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.9.2.

• We've added the "Forward" button back to the bottom navigation bar.
• Android: Fix app crash on font selection for Android 9 or earlier.

Breaking changes

This release has major breaking changes to Bases. We have updated the Bases formula syntax and the file format to make formulas and filters more expressive and powerful.

If you use Obsidian on multiple devices, we recommend upgrading all devices at the same time to avoid issues syncing base files with different syntax.

The new formula syntax

The new formula syntax is more flexible, easier to use, and better suited to extensibility. For those familiar with Javascript, the new syntax should feel familiar. New functions and types are described in our docs.

Some highlights include:

• Functions are now object-oriented. Instead of contains(file.name, "Books"), the formula would be file.name.contains("Books").
• Functions can now be chained. e.g. property.split(' ').sort()[0].lower()
• Property names are no longer wrapped in backticks (`). Instead, to reference properties with spaces or special characters, the syntax is note["Property Name"]
• There is a new type system which provides greater control when writing formulas.
• New functions, such as link, date and list for converting a value to a different type.
• New file properties: file.path, file.links (a list of all internal links in this file), and file.tags (a list of all tags in this file, including frontmatter).
• Some functions have been replaced by comparison operators. For example, dateBefore(date1, date2) is now date1 < date2.
• Date modifications are now much simpler. Instead of dateModify(date, string), you can use date + string, for example, date("01/01/2025") + "1 year"

For help migrating existing Bases to the new syntax, take a look at the migration guide.

File format changes

The Bases (.base) file format has been updated for greater extensibility. There is a new properties section for all property configurations, such as displayName. Learn about the full syntax in our docs.

Improvements

• Bases Shows number of results in the current view.
• Bases: Operator dropdown for filters is now searchable.
• Bases: Table cells with long text now expand to show the entire content when selected.

No longer broken

• Tags view: Fixed "Show nested tags" showing the full tag name (e.g. #parent/child)
• File explorer: Fixed "Move folder to..." menu item not showing in context menu.
• Bases: Fixed view not closing after deleting the file.
• Bases: Fixed codeblock not rendering when "Indent with tabs" is enabled.

Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.9.1.

Breaking Changes

• We've renamed the built-in functions for Bases from snake_case to camelCase. We believe this naming schema is more consistent with the Obsidian API and therefore better adapted for plugin authors to extend. This will impact all your existing filters and formulas so please be sure to go through your existing .base files and correct them.
• We've made a change to how Bases files are stored in the workspace.json. After updating, if you have any open Bases files, Obsidian will say "plugin not found." Your data is still there and you just need to reopen the file.

Improvements

• Bases: Uneditable cells are now grayed out.
• Bases: Added new date and time functions for extracting date or time out of a datetime. (e.g. date(now())).
• Bases: Added new split function to split a string.

No longer broken

• Bases: Properties menu shows all relevant properties in the list by default.
• Bases: Minor improvements to how formula cells render complex values.
• Bases: Property menu properly refreshs after deleting a formula property.
• Bases: Filter and formula syntax now handles non-Latin characters in property names.
• Bases: Fix filter menu closing automatically when Base file is inside a pop-out window.
• Bases: "Copy table to clipboard" handles more complex values without showing [object Object].
• Bases: You can now choose in settings if you want Page preview to require the modifier key for Bases files.
• Bases: Fixed floor(0) function showing an empty cell.
• Bases: Fixed min function returning the maximum value by mistake.
• Bases: Fixed max function showing an error.
• Bases: contains function is now case-insensitive.
• Bases: inFolder function no longer shows an error when no folder is specified.
• Bases: Fixed the "New base" menu item not giving input focus to the filename.
• Bases: Fixed Bases file not fully rendering when placed inside a sidebar and the sidebar toggles open.
• Bases: Fixed app layout shifting when typing in the Property menu.
• Quick Switcher: ".base" files are now shown by default.
• "Open linked view" menu only shows views that are applicable to the current file type.

Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.9.0.

Improvements

• The app now smoothly resizes when the on-screen keyboard appears and disappears.
• Two-finger swipe to navigate forward and backwards in tab history will now be more responsive.
• Updated the default layout for the navigation bar.
• The default toolbar now shows undo and redo at the start of the row.
• The app now better adapts to landscape mode.
• It is now possible to reset your Obsidian account password from the initial onboarding flow.
• You can now open the file context menu by pressing and holding on the file name in the Search view.

No longer broken

• Ensure the sidebar collapses after opening a file from the file explorer.
• Minor fixes to the layout when sidebars are pinned on tablet.
• Ensure that popovers appear within the device insets, avoiding OS elements such as the Dynamic Island and navigation bar.

iOS

• Added Ctrl-Tab and Shift-Ctrl-Tab to switch between tabs on iPad.
• Fixed toolbar placement on iPad when using Stage Manager or the floating keyboard.
• Disabled two-finger swipe navigation when the on-screen keyboard is visible. This gesture interfered with the built-in gesture for moving the cursor.

Android

• The app is now edge-to-edge, meaning the status bar and navigation bar will always fit in with the rest of the app.
• Improved how the app layout adapts to the on-screen keyboard.
• App now resizes correctly in split-screen mode.
• Added missing 500 font weight for Inter.

Introducing Bases, a new core plugin that lets you turn any set of notes into a powerful database. With Bases you can organize everything from projects to travel plans, reading lists, and more.

Bases lets you create custom table views to visualize and interact with data in your vault. You can filter your notes by properties and create formulas to derive your own dynamic properties.

All the data in a base is backed by your local Markdown files and properties stored in YAML. To support Bases, we're introducing the .base file format and syntax.

Important: This is an early beta. We expect many changes and improvements to Bases over the coming months, and a longer than usual early access phase. Some planned features include more view types, plugin API, and Publish support. See Bases Roadmap.

New shiny features

• New Footnotes view core plugin adds a new sidebar tab that helps you manage footnotes for the current file without losing your place in the note.

Breaking changes

• We have officially removed support for the properties tag, alias, cssclass in favor of tags, aliases and cssclasses. In addition, the values of these properties must be a list. If the current value is a text property, it will no longer be recognized by Obsidian.

Improvements

• Hover preview no longer hides or switches to edit mode when the fold icon is clicked.
• In the "Export PDF" flow, the export button now receives initial keyboard focus.
• Settings that show file or folder suggestions now use fuzzy search for better matching.
• Whitespace is now correctly shown in Sync history and file recovery diffs.
• Text selection contrast has been increased in dark mode.
• Sync history view now includes a button to open affected files in File Recovery.
• The Sync history view now shows the file name before and after it was renamed.
• File Recovery now displays file extensions in titles and suggestions for non-Markdown files.
• If the current tab is pinned, the "Close current tab" command will unpin the tab instead of closing it. Repeat the command to close the tab.
• The "Move file to..." option remains available even when the Files plugin is disabled.
• The "Save file" command now only appears in the Command Palette when a file is active.
• The Unique Note Prefix plugin now includes an "Add unique internal link" command for linking selected text.

No longer broken

• Improved how results in the command palette are sorted. By default, results are now sorted alphabetically. And more recently used commands will rank higher in the search results.
• Editing a file no longer resets folded sections in the Outline view.
• Canvas cards now support callouts without generating internal errors.
• Pressing Shift-Enter inside a text property no longer creates an empty input.
• Cursor placement is now accurate when navigating table cells after searching.
• When using the "Obsidian frame" window frame style, the Window title will now properly update to show the currently open file in pop-out windows.
• List numbering remains consistent when editing inside callouts.
• PDF view no longer steals focus when opened in the background.
• Strict line breaks now render properly in the first paragraph of a callout.
• Outline view now highlights the correct line when the note includes footnotes.
• Markdown tables containing partially complete HTML now render correctly.
• Tab history buttons, Web viewer history entries, bookmarked URLs, and ribbon items that open notes now respect modifier keys and honor the "Focus new tab" preference.
• Canvas now consistently copies selected notes when pressing Ctrl-C.
• The Tags view now updates correctly when clearing the search filter.
• Autocompleting a codeblock now properly accounts for indentation and if the cursor is inside a list item.

Developers

• CSS properties added to document.body are now mirrored across all pop-out windows.
• ButtonComponent now automatically shows a loading spinner if the onClick event is async.
• You can now bypass the Web viewer and specify that a URL is opened in the user's default browser using window.open(url, 'external').
• idb has been updated to version 8.0.2.
• yaml has been updated to version 2.7.0.
• YAML aliasing has been disabled to prevent unintended references when assigning the same object to multiple keys.
• Assigning the same object to multiple keys via processFrontmatter will no longer create a YAML alias.

Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.8.10.

Improvements

• On Android, it is now possible to use the app without giving the "All files" permission, however when doing so you can only store vaults inside the app storage.
• A small banner requesting feedback may appear at the top of settings. This is only visible for users with significant app usage. Once dismissed, it will never ask you again.
• Improved the onboarding flow to make it more clear that Sync is optional and make it easier to jump directly into vault creation.

No longer broken

• Shared Sync vaults are now included in the list of existing vaults during onboarding.
• Fixed bug where obsidian:// URIs would not fire their action if the app was previously closed.
• The navigation bar now shows up immediately when the keyboard closes.
• On Android, closing the keyboard keeps the editor focused. This fixes some keyboard functions like voice-to-text.

No longer broken

• Fixed several issues with numbered lists getting numbered incorrectly, such as when list items have leading spaces, or appear inside neighboring block quotes.
• Desktop-only: Fixed choppiness when resizing the app window.

Improvements

• On Android, you can now store vaults inside the app private storage which does not require "All files" permission.
• A small banner requesting feedback may appear at the top of settings. This is only visible for users with significant app usage. Once dismissed, it will never ask you again.
• Improved the onboarding flow to make it more clear that Sync is optional and make it easier to jump directly into vault creation.

No longer broken

• Shared Sync vaults are now included in the list of existing vaults during onboarding.
• Fixed bug where obsidian:// URIs would not fire their action if the app was previously closed.
• The navigation bar shows up immediately when keyboard is retracting, instead of waiting for it to finish.
• On Android, using physical keyboards and voice-to-text inputs no longer loses focus.

No longer broken

• Fixed several issues with numbered lists getting numbered incorrectly, such as when list items have leading spaces, or appear inside neighboring block quotes.
• Desktop-only: Fixed choppiness when resizing the app window.